easy homemade french bread
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I can’t believe I have never shared this recipe for easy homemade french bread with you.
It is one that I use every single week without fail. 2 loaves every Sunday for as long as I remember, and sometimes I make another two later in the week for sandwiches if needed. They tend to go fast around here. I’m pretty sure Stella could eat one all by herself, not that I blame her. Fresh bread is hard to resist.
Yeast dough tends to scare people off, but really, this homemade french bread could not be any easier.
With just a handful of ingredients you will have homemade french bread better than anything you could get at the store.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cups very warm water
- 2 Tbsp honey
- 1 envelope active dry yeast
- 3 – 3 1/2 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
- dissolve the honey in the warm water
- combine the yeast, 3 cups of flour and salt
- add the water, and stir – adding more flour if needed to create a soft, but not too sticky, ball of dough
- knead using the dough hook of a stand mixer or by hand on a well floured surface – about 5 minutes until you have a nice smooth ball of dough
- place the dough in a bowl, cover, and allow to rise 1 hour – until doubled in size
- divide the dough in half, and form each into a rectangle
- beginning with the long edge, roll each into a loaf, pinch the seams, and place seam side down on greased pizza stone or baking sheet
- cover and allow to rise 30 minutes
- heat the oven to 375 F
- just before baking, cut 4- 1/4 inch diagonal slits in the loaves
- bake at 375 degrees 20 – 25 minutes
- cool slightly before cutting
enjoy!
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Is there anything better than fresh bread? LOVE!!!
NO! and thanks so much Amanda
I’d love to make french bread pizzas with this!
now why didn’t i think of that ? SO yummy
I love making bread at home, it’s so much better than store bought! Your loaves are beautiful, can’t wait to try this recipe.
thanks so much Sara – if I had time, I’d bake bread every day
I love baking fresh bread, the house fills with the smell while it bakes. My idea of heaven!
mine too Marye for sure!!
I’ve still yet to make homemade bread- I’m so intimated, but this looks so easy! Gotta try.
bread really is so much easier than you think – try it, you won’t be sorry
I love making homemade bread, and can’t believe I’ve never made French bread. Can’t wait to try this recipe!
baking bread is one of my favorite thing to do to ? and these are such easy loaves
Making bread kinda scares me, but your recipe looks easy and delicious! Definitely something I think i should try now that I’m at home! ?
this is such an easy loaf to get started with, definitely give it a go
Wow, this looks absolutely perfect! I bake bread a lot, but I’ve never tried French bread.
it’s a great basic loaf, and the one I bake the most often
wow! super easy recipe! I am allergic to honey so I will just do a couple Tbsp sugar instead, but this is great! I love making bread in my stand mixer, there is nothing easier and better! I am trying this soon!
thanks
I’m sure the sugar will work out just fine! hope you enjoy the bread as much as we do